Belfast forges solid road win over Medomak Valley

Lapham, Thibodeau combine for 37 points to pace visiting Lions

By Ken Waltz | Jan 20, 2013

Photo by: Ken WaltzMedomak Valley's Taylor Simmons, left, and Belfast's Katrina Lapham, wiping the bottom of her sneaker, during a Jan. 19 high school girls basketball game in Waldoboro. The visiting Lions won 57-44.

Waldoboro — Playing on the road against a tough opponent without its starting point guard was no problem for the Belfast girls basketball squad, which forged a 57-44 victory over host Medomak Valley Saturday night, Jan. 19.

In the Maine Principals' Association Heal Point Standings for Eastern Class B, Belfast (8-3, 30.88025 points) is seventh and Medomak Valley (4-8, 10.2778 points) 14th, while Presque Isle (13-0, 73.7037 points) is first in the 19-team region. The top 13 teams qualify for the playoffs.

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Belfast at Medomak Valley high school girls basketball

Belfast Area High School competes against host Medomak Valley High School in girls basketball Jan. 19 in Waldoboro. (Video by: Ken Waltz and Bryan Gess)